Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 421 | 515 | 572 | 581 | 724 | 724 | 811 | 828 | 917 | 931 | 931 | 946 | 960 | 929 | 811 | 713 | 703 | 585 | 558 | 467 | 439 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:34PM1.77m | 2:49AM1.65m | 3:15PM1.80m | 3:29AM1.67m | 3:55PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.38m | 8:43PM0.43m | 8:52AM0.35m | 9:25PM0.40m | 9:34AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 421 | 515 | 572 | 581 | 724 | 724 | 811 | 828 | 917 | 931 | 931 | 946 | 960 | 929 | 811 | 713 | 703 | 585 | 558 | 467 | 439 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 198 | 192 | 186 | 167 | 117 | 128 | 88 | 85 | 58 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 120 | 25 | 25 | 283 | 234 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 154 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 82 | 115 | 307 | 28 | 32 | 222 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 16 | 48 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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